Posted at 3:58 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Niagara wins NCAA play-in game, will face Kansas
By Joe Kay
Associated Press
The senior forward with the gentle touch scored 32 points and made a career-high six 3-pointers tonight, leading the Purple Eagles to a 77-69 victory over Florida A&M in the NCAA tournament's play-in game.
Niagara (23-11) will head to Chicago for a game Friday against Kansas, the top seed in the West Regional.
Florida A&M (21-14) couldn't stop Brown in the second half, when he scored 24 points while the Purple Eagles' top scorer, Charron Fisher, sat the bench in foul trouble. The Rattlers couldn't even rally after Brown helped them out by accidentally tipping a rebound into their basket.
Fisher, known for his role in the attack of a Niagara baseball player last year, finished with 13 points. Darius Glover scored 15 points for Florida A&M, which went only 4-of-17 from behind the arc and 7-of-18 from the free-throw line.
